in perpetuity
idiom
formal
: for all time : forever
The land will be passed on from generation to generation in perpetuity.
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In a turn worthy of a shadowy Iron Mountain technocrat, his point was that the artificial wants were superior—their infinitude meant that white people would go on breeding and consuming in perpetuity.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
The trust acquires land, promising never to sell it, and offers community benefits like affordable housing in perpetuity.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
Digitizing photos creates a record of family history and events that will last in perpetuity.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
The result of Rehberger’s attack is the permanent planting of long-term memories that will be present in all future sessions, opening the potential for the chatbot to act on false information or instructions in perpetuity.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2025
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Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
The trust acquires land, promising never to sell it, and offers community benefits like affordable housing in perpetuity.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
Digitizing photos creates a record of family history and events that will last in perpetuity.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
The result of Rehberger’s attack is the permanent planting of long-term memories that will be present in all future sessions, opening the potential for the chatbot to act on false information or instructions in perpetuity.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in perpetuity
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“In perpetuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20perpetuity. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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